Pastor of rape-apologist Megachurch compares critics to Satan, considers himself a hero.

[DetlefK]

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/watch-megachurch-pastor-compares-critics-devil-sex-abuser-gets-standing-ovation/

A Tennessee megachurch pastor lashed out at critics who shamed congregants for cheering after his colleague admitted to sexually assaulting a teenage girl decades ago.

Andy Savage apologized earlier this month to his congregation at Highpoint Church after news reports revealed the woman’s allegations against the pastor — who admitted they’re true.

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“What happened 20 years ago was wrong,” Conlee said. “What is happening with bloggers and social media critics being so hateful is also wrong.”

Conlee then cited the Bible verse 1 Peter 5:8 to compare his critics to Satan.

“‘Be sober-minded. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around — watch this — like a roaring lion,'” Conlee said. “He is not a roaring lion. He is like a roaring lion. There is only one roaring lion, and that is the lion of the tribe of Judah.”

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“I ask you this question: What do you want us to do?” Conlee said. “If you were watching a movie right now of this story, and in this particular movie we happen to be the main characters, what would you want us to do? Do you want us to compromise and cave in to the critics? Do you want us to quit? See, that’s what the enemy wants.”



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Andy Savage raped a teenager. His fellow pastors covered it up. He never received any kind of punishment for that.

Criticizing that cover-up is just as bad as the rape itself.

And if this were a movie, the guys covering up the rape would be the heroes.







And these guys are in charge of giving moral advice.

[bobbieinok]

1. See many posts about Savage, his church at 'thewartburgwatch.com'

Latest about radio host who defended Savage, deleted crucial parts of broadcast in later transcript, and attacked on twitter this blog's hosts and another woman blogger who jointly had taken the story to a very wide audience.